The Sailor of France, or The Republicans of Brest
The Sailor of France, or The Republicans of Brest is a drama in two acts by John Beer Johnstone.
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The original text
First performed at the Surrey Theatre, 28 November, 1853. Published by T.H. Lacy.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1876: Performed as The Sailor of France, or The Republicans of Brest in the Theatre Royal, Burg Street, Cape Town, by the Disney Roebuck company on 5 August, with Notre Dame, or The Gipsy Girl of Paris (Hugo/Halliday).
1877: Performed in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town by Captain Disney Roebuck's company on 24 November, with Lady Audley's Secret (Hazlewood) and a ballad sung by Miss Wynne.
Sources
Allardyce Nicoll. 1975. A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Late 19th Century Drama 1850-1900 Cambridge University Press[1]
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.341, 346, 349
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